HELP a 'Hagued' mother needs your help

Imagine this - you flee an abusive relationship, taking your two daughters to the safety of your homeland of New Zealand - only to be subjected to an archaic 1980s Hague Convention and a misogynist legal system that forces the return of children to their abusive fathers and oftentimes, forces the mother to return to her abuser.

Then you’re forced into a protracted international legal battle - you have to pay horrendous legal costs for representation, while the father (not a New Zealand citizen) has all of his legal costs paid for the New Zealand government!

My Story: I am mum to two beautiful girls - taken from me by their father and now stranded in France, where their father lives. I am working with New Zealand and international lawyers, and the Hague Court for Human Rights, to bring them home to New Zealand.

They were forcibly removed from me 15 months ago - by forcibly, I mean Oranga Tamariki and Police descending on our home in what can only be described as a ‘dawn raid'. I had less than 30 minutes to pack up my six- and eight-year-old daughters' worldly belongings before they were taken from me.

I am strong,I am propelled by love. My girls know how much I love them ,one day, they will come back to me.

I need an army of supporters to help contribute to my international custody action. Your contribution will make a world of difference to our family.

Help us fight to reunite our fractured family

Read my story

https://www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/350394202/hagued-uplift